Police: Parents argued over gang choice

Published: April 10, 2008 at 5:45 PM
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo., April 10 (UPI) -- Police in Commerce City, Colo., said a man who created a disturbance at his ex-girlfriend's job was upset about her choice of street gang for their child.

Officers said Joseph Manzanares, 19, who was fined $810 after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct, knocked over a computer and a magazine stand at the Hollywood Video, which employs his ex-girlfriend, while the two were arguing, the Rocky Mountain News reported Thursday.

A police report said the woman told officers she split with Manzanares, the father of her child, because they have "different ideas about how the baby should be raised." Officer David Swift said he asked the woman to be more specific, and she explained that the parents belong to different street gangs.

"They could not agree on which gang the baby would claim," Swift said.


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